Explanation

• Compiler Definition: A compiler is a software tool.
• - Function: Translates the entire source code into another form.
• - Input: High-level language (C, C++).
• - Output: Machine code or bytecode.
• - Purpose: Makes the program executable by a computer or virtual machine.

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Explanation

• In MS Word, Header and Footer options are found in the Insert tab.
• Go to the Insert tab on the top ribbon.
• Look for the Header & Footer group.
• Click on Header or Footer to pick a design or create your own

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Explanation

• Inventor: Tim Berners-Lee
• Collaborator: Robert Cailliau
• Year of invention: 1989 August
• Organization: CERN (European physics lab, Switzerland)
• First website: 1991 (public release)
• WWWW stands for World-Wide Web Worm.

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Explanation

• The first-ever IBM PC-compatible computer virus, named "Brain'
• It is also known as Pakistani Brain or Lahore
• Developed in January 1986
• By two brothers, Basit Farooq Alvi and Amjad Farooq Alvi,

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Explanation

• Windows + D shows or hides the desktop.
• It minimizes all open windows to display the desktop.
• Pressing Windows + D again restores the previously open windows.

Additional information:

• Windows + E: Opens File Explorer.
• Windows + M: Minimizes all windows.

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Explanation

• A dedicated computer is assigned one and only one specific task.
• It is designed to perform a particular function.
• Dedicated computers are commonly used in ATMs, traffic-control systems, and industrial machines.
• They are optimized for their specific purpose and may be part of an embedded system.

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• ARP stands for Address Resolution Protocol.
• It is used in computer networks to map IP addresses to MAC addresses.
• ARP works within a local area network (LAN).
• It was defined in 1982 by RFC 826, which is Internet Standard STD 37.

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• DMA stands for Direct Memory Access.
• It is a method that allows an I/O device to transfer data directly to or from main memory (RAM).
• The CPU does not need to handle every individual byte of the transfer.
• DMA can improve data-transfer speed and reduce CPU workload.
• It is commonly used for devices such as disk drives, network cards, and sound cards.

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• DOS stands for Disk Operating System.
• It is an early type of computer operating system used to manage files and programs.
• It works through text-based commands (command line).
• A famous example is MS-DOS used in early PCs. 
• Dennis Ritchie is the father of MS-DOS.
• It was developed in 1982.

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Explanation

• Operating System: The main software that manages hardware and runs applications.
• It loads during the boot process.
• Without an OS, a computer cannot provide a usable working environment.

Last updated by NA on 04-11-2026